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Flash firmware on Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket

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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.

Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.

Many applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone started to work slowly.

You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the phone manufacturer.

On specialized services on which various developers lay out custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to your computer.

Insert SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone battery.

Download Firmware and Place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.

When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install the firmware, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a phone, the application will direct the user to a web page to download the modified recovery environment image file. Download the proposed *.img file.

When the file is loaded, you need to return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and press the 'Select a file to flash' button. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

Now press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Transfer the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.

Insert a memory card into the device.

To reboot into recovery, you need to enter the menu accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. Select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically..





Firmware via TWRP

TWRP

Before flashing, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, select the location where the firmware file is located.

Select the storage to which the files were copied. Press the OK button.



TWRP

Select the firmware file and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, you need to check the item 'Zip signature verification', which will avoid using damaged files during recording.

The procedure for flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.





Summary: Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060; Process technology: 45 nm; CPU: Scorpion; CPU bits: 32 bit; Instruction set: ARMv7; Level 1 cache memory (L1): 32 KB + 32 KB; Level 2 cache memory (L2): 512 KB; CPU cores: 1; CPU frequency: 1500 MHz; GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 220; RAM capacity: 1 GB; RAM type: LPDDR2; RAM channels: Single channel; RAM frequency: 333 MHz; Operating system (OS): Android 2.3.5 GingerbreadAndroid 4.1.2 Jelly Bean; User interface (UI): TouchWiz 4.0; SIM card type: Mini-SIM (2FF - second form factor, since late 1990s, 25.00 x 15.00 x 0.76 mm); Number of SIM cards: 1; Type/technology: Super AMOLED Plus; Diagonal size: 4.5 in; Width: 2.32 in; Height: 3.86 in; As ...

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